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Book Synopsis"York Notes", designed for English literature, aim to stimulate ideas and thought-provoking questions, helping the reader to think independently about the text being studied. A summary of the text, author biographies, commentaries and hints for study are all included.
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Oxford University Press Methodism
Book SynopsisBeginning as a renewal movement within Anglicanism in the eighteenth century, Methodism had become the largest Protestant denomination in the USA in the nineteenth century, and is today one of the most vibrant forms of Christianity. Representing a complex spiritual and evangelistic experiment that involves a passionate commitment to worldwide mission, it covers a global network of Christian denominations. In this Very Short Introduction William J. Abraham trace Methodism from its origins in the work of John Wesley and the hymns of his brother, Charles Wesley, in the eighteenth century, right up to the present. Considering the identity, nature, and history of Methodism, Abraham provides a fresh account of the place of Methodism in the life and thought of the Christian Church. Describing the message of Methodism, and who the Methodists are, he also considers the practices of Methodism, and discusses the global impact of Methodism and its decline in the homelands. Finally Abraham looks forward, and considers the future prospects for Methodism.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewThis is very much more than an introduction to Methodism. Using considerable scholarship and a keen theological imagination, Abraham sets Methodism within a broader Christian framework. The result is an honest assessment of the development of Methodism; a penetrating assessment of contemporary Methodist churches; and suggestions for how a faithful Methodist tradition might live in apostolic faithfulness. * Gareth J. Powell, Wesley and Methodist Studies *Worldwide there have been many published assessments of Methodism some ancient, some modem - some critical, some romantic. I think I am aware of a good many of them. At last there comes a scorcher: Methodism: A Very Short Introduction by William J Abraham (Oxford University Press). The book loses nothing and gains everything for being in the celebrated OUP "A Very Short Introduction" series. * Norman Wallwork, Methodist Recorder *This very readable work is not only entertaining; it also succeeds in making Methodism accessible to both the scholar and the non-specialist. * Philipp Reisner, Reading Religion *Abraham's Methodism offers some very helpful insights into the theological history and diversity of the Methodist movement and is therefore a worthwhile read for those interested in Methodist thought. * Christopher Corbin, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Anglican and Episcopal History *Table of ContentsIntroduction1: John Wesley and the origins of Methodism2: Supporting background music3: The people called methodists4: The message of Methodism5: The search for credible alternatives6: The practices of Methodism7: The impact of Methodism8: The decline of Methodism9: The future prospects of MethodismReferencesFurther ReadingIndex
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Faithlife Corporation Born Again
Book SynopsisThe Christian life is a life of growth. The gospel message is simple but not simplistic. Learning the gospel and its implications is a lifelong process, but modern evangelicals are often too focused on the moment of conversion while ignoring the ongoing work of sanctification. For John Wesley and George Whitefield, justification and sanctification were inseparable. In Born Again, Sean McGever maps Wesley's and Whitefield's theologies of conversion, reclaiming the connection between justification and sanctification. This study helps evangelicals reassess their thin understanding of conversion, leading to a rich and full picture of the ongoing work new Christians face.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Salvation Army Shire Library
Book SynopsisThe Salvation Army is a byword for philanthropy and charitable work, with its brass bands and uniformed officers indelible parts of the fabric of British life yet many may not be aware of the real extent of its work and influence. This is the story of how Reverend William Booth's East London Christian Mission of 1865 (which became the Salvation Army in 1878) has become a truly global enterprise, one that in Britain is still second only to the government in the provision of social care. It is a symbol of charity that was forged in the crucible of mid-Victorian Britain and is now known in more than 120 countries, and Susan Cohen here explains and illustrates its activities and structures, its history and present, and its very important legacy.Table of ContentsEarly Days / A New Army is Born / Food and Shelter / The Submerged Tenth / Music and Recreation / Into the Twentieth Century / The 1920s Onwards / The Postwar Era / Continuing William Booth’s Vision / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index
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Baylor University Press Aldersgate and Athens: John Wesley and the
Book SynopsisIn his day, John Wesley offered important insights on how to obtain knowledge of God that readily bears fruit in our own times. As premiere Wesleyan scholar William Abraham shows, Wesley's most famous spiritual experience is rife with philosophical significance and implications. Throughout, Abraham brings Wesley's works into fruitful conversation with some of the most important work in contemporary epistemology. Lyrically and succinctly he explores the simultaneous epistemological quest and spiritual pilgrimage that were central to Wesley and the Evangelical Revival of the eighteenth century. In so doing, he provides a learned and eye-opening meditation upon the relationship between reason and faith.Trade Review"Abraham draws fascinating lines between Aldersgate and Athens that few could have imagined existed. Priority reading for philosophers of religion." --Jerry L. Walls, author of Heaven: The Logic of Eternal Joy and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology"This is Abraham at his best. His thought-provoking comments throughout will engage the serious reader for years to come." --Richard P. Heitzenrater, The Divinity School, Duke University...this book is a wonderful addition to any Wesleyan scholar's shelf. -- Lee M. Jefferson, Centre College -- Religious Studies ReviewWilliam J. Abraham... has given us a slim but rich volume on the epistemology he believes is extractable from Wesley's experience.... Abraham has done us all a favor by clearly and concisely organizing and arguing the evidence of Wesley's theological epistemology. The case he builds comes from a close reading of the text, and by bringing Wesley into conversation with modern philosophers of religion he has shown the continued relevance of this great evangelist and modern saint. -- Tony Hunt -- The Living Church, 2011[Aldersgate and Athens] encourages believers to look less to a reasoned faith proportionate to the objective (external or public) evidence for theism and more to a faith which generates its own certainty in the encounter with God in revelation and experience. -- Graham Gould, Leyton -- The Journal of Theological StudiesTable of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Faith and the Promises of God Chapter 2 Faith and Personal Experience of God Chapter 3 Faith and the Power of God Chapter 4 Faith and Divine Revelation
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Abingdon Press Methodist Mission at 200
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Abingdon Press John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions
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Collective Ink Unrepentant – Disrobing the Emperor
Book SynopsisIn 1992, Kevin Annett an ordained minister with the United Church of Canada in Port Alberni on British Columbia's Vancouver Island a logging town half populated with native Indians, discovered a history of abuse and atrocities ranging from torture sodomy and rape to murder suggesting genocide among the native children in the church's residential school which had taken place for more than a century. It later was revealed that such was the case in more than 140 schools run by the major churches with the complicity of the Canadian government. Refusing to remain silent he was defrocked by his Presbytery. For 15 years he has conducted a one man campaign for justice and the revision of colonial laws for a race of subjugated people.
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Wesley Heritage Foundation, Inc Madres en Israel: Los inicios del metodismo a
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Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City Here We Stand
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Cambridge University Press The Life of the Rev John Wesley MA 2 Volume Set Some Time Fellow of LincolnCollege Oxford Cambridge Library Collection British Irish History 17th 18th Centuries
Book SynopsisPublished in 1793â6, amid controversy following the death of John Wesley (1703â91), this two-volume work vied with others for status as the most authentic biography of the Methodist leader. Wesley had left his papers to his physician John Whitehead (c.1740â1804) and the ministers Thomas Coke and Henry Moore, but Whitehead monopolised the papers in the preparation of his biography, refusing to allow his fellow executors access. Volume 1 traces John's career up to 1735 and includes a substantial life of his brother Charles (1707â88), fellow founder of Methodism. Volume 2 continues the narrative from Wesley's voyage to America in 1735 until his death. It also includes assessments of his character and writings, as well as Whitehead's analysis of the state of Methodism at the time of writing. This remains an important critical appraisal of the movement's early history, offering researchers valuable insights into the contemporary debates over the future and structure of Methodism.
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Cornish Hillside Publications Pulp Methodism: The Lives and Literature of
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HarperCollins John and Charles Wesley
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Oxford University Press, USA Susanna Wesley The Complete Writings
Book SynopsisThis is the first collection of the complete writings of Susanna Wesley, the mother of John, Charles, and Samuel Wesley, the founding fathers of Methodism. As an outstanding female figure of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, her writings should interest not only Methodists'' but feminists and scholars of English social and religious history as well.Trade ReviewSusanna Wesley should be reckoned with. Professor Wallace's work both makes that clear, and makes it possible. By publishing this body of previously unavailable material in a single volume he performs a signal service to religious, feminist, and literary studies. * N. H. Keeble, Review of English Studies *
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Oxford University Press Inc American Saint Francis Asbury and the Methodists
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Oxford University Press Places of Redemption
Book SynopsisThe primary aim of this book is to explore the contradiction between widely shared beliefs in the USA about racial inclusiveness and equal opportunity for all and the fact that most churches are racially homogeneous and do not include people with disabilities. To address the problem Mary McClintock Fulkerson explores the practices of an interracial church (United Methodist) that includes people with disabilities. The analysis focuses on those activities which create opportunities for people to experience those who are `different'' as equal in ways that diminish both obliviousness to the other and fear of the other. In contrast with theology''s typical focus on the beliefs of Christians, this project offers a theory of practices and place that foregrounds the instinctual reactions and communications that shape all groups. The effect is to broaden the academic field of theology through the benefits of ethnographic research and postmodern place theory.Trade Reviewa very insightful and creative book * Abigail Rian Evans, Journal of SJT *This path-breaking book traces theology as embodied in the midst of congregational life. Among its many contributions is its deep appreciation for practical theology, its wise use of ethnography and place theory, and its honest analysis of the slippage between verbal proclamation and bodily habits. Affective visceral responses of desire and fear, as Mary McClintock Fulkerson powerfully reminds us, shape our theologies more than we realize or intend. * Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Vanderbilt University *Places of Redemption uses Good Samaritian Church to help readers better understand identity formation while revealing the angst many people still have regarding race and disability... helpful for those using practical theology in pursuit of social justice through the Gospel. * C.L. Nash, The Edinburgh Review of Theology and Religion *...An outstanding contribution both to congregational studies and to anthropological research into religion. * J.M. Hull Theology *This is a profound contribution to the field of practical theology, with a rich and nuanced discussion of congregational studies and contemporary ecclesiology. Behind the descriptive passages, readers will find depth and density. The reflections on post-modern place theory are refreshing and illuminating, calling into question the identity of the local church...It deserves to be widely read and attentively studied. * Martyn Percy, Church Times *A breath of fresh air, which goes a long way towards providing a real alternative to cerebral or applied theologies that often ignore practices of the faithful in the interests of articulating belief. * Sue Yore, International Journal of Public Theology. *Table of ContentsI. THEOLOGY FROM A PLACE ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Postmodern place: a frame for appearing ; II. THE PRACTICES THAT MAKE PLACE ; 3. Placing Good Samaritan: formation practices ; 4. Performing gospel: worship practices ; 5. Working it out: homemaking practices ; 6. Being biblical: interpretive practices ; III. WHAT KIND OF PLACE? ; 7. Good Samaritan Church: the unity of the place ; 8. A theological reading of place
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies
Book SynopsisWith the decision to provide of a scholarly edition of the Works of John Wesley in the 1950s, Methodist Studies emerged as a fresh academic venture. Building on the foundation laid by Frank Baker, Albert Outler, and other pioneers of the discipline, this handbook provides an overview of the best current scholarship in the field. The forty-two included essays are representative of the voices of a new generation of international scholars, summarising and expanding on topical research, and considering where their work may lead Methodist Studies in the future.Thematically ordered, the handbook provides new insights into the founders, history, structures, and theology of Methodism, and into ongoing developments in the practice and experience of the contemporary movement. Key themes explored include worship forms, mission, ecumenism, and engagement with contemporary ethical and political debate.Trade ReviewThis volume on Methodist Studies in the Oxford Handbook series will not disappoint... [it] will remain an essential reference book for many years to come * Mary Tanner, Church Times *This is a huge, delicious book ... it is a superb collection of essays, of which Methodists from all countries may be justly proud. * Barrie Tabraham, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *Table of ContentsI: HISTORY OF METHODISM ; II: ECCLESIA FORMS AND STRUCTURES ; III: WORSHIP, SACRAMENTS, LITURGY, HYMNODY, MUSIC, PREACHING ; IV:SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES, EVANGELISM, MISSION, ECUMENISM ; V: THEOLOGY ; VI: ETHICS AND POLITICS
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Oxford University Press American Saint Francis Asbury And The Methodists
Book SynopsisIn American Saint, John Wigger has written the definitive biography of Francis Asbury and, by extension, a revealing interpretation of the early years of the Methodist movement in America.Trade Review[a] masterful, nuanced portrait * Charles Wallace, Journal of American Studies *Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; Chapter 1. The Apprentice ; Chapter 2. The Young Preacher ; Chapter 3. The Promise of Discipline ; Chapter 4. Southern Persuasion ; Chapter 5. One Revolution ; Chapter 6. Leads to Another ; Chapter 7. Looking Forward, Looking Backward ; Chapter 8. A New Church in a New Nation ; Chapter 9. "Such a time...was never seen before" ; Chaper 10. "Alas for the rich! they are so soon offended" ; Chapter 11. "Be not righteous over much" ; Chapter 12. Schism ; Chapter 13. Reconnecting ; Chapter 14. "Weighed in the balances" ; Chapter 15. "We were great too soon" ; Chapter 16. "Down from a Joyless height" ; Chapter 17. "Feel for the power" ; Chapter 18. "The garden of God" ; Chapter 19. "Like a moving fire" ; Chapter 20. Limits ; Chapter 21. "I see, I feel what is wrong in preachers and people, but I cannot make it right," ; Chapter 22. What God Allows ; Chapter 23. End of the Road ; Epilogue: Bending Frank ; Abbreviations ; Notes ; Index
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Zondervan John Wesleys Teachings Volume 1
Book SynopsisJohn Wesley's Teaching is the first systematic exposition of John Wesley''s theology that is also faithful to Wesley''s own writings. Wesley was a prolific writer and commentator on Scripturehis collected works fill eighteen volumesand yet it is commonly held that he was not systematic or consistent in his theology and teachings. On the contrary, Thomas C. Oden demonstrates that Wesley displayed a remarkable degree of internal consistency over sixty years of preaching and ministry. This series of 4 volumes is a text-by-text guide to John Wesley's teaching. It introduces Wesley's thought on the basic tenets of Christian teaching: God, providence, and man (volume 1), Christ and salvation (volume 2), the practice of pastoral care (volume 3), and issues of ethics and society (volume 4). In everyday modern English, Oden clarifies Wesley's explicit intent and communicates his meaning clearly to a contemporary audience. Both lay and professional readers will find this series useful for dev
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Zondervan John Wesleys Teachings Volume 2
Book SynopsisJohn Wesley's Teaching is the first systematic exposition of John Wesley''s theology that is also faithful to Wesley''s own writings. Wesley was a prolific writer and commentator on Scripturehis collected works fill eighteen volumesand yet it is commonly held that he was not systematic or consistent in his theology and teachings. On the contrary, Thomas C. Oden demonstrates that Wesley displayed a remarkable degree of internal consistency over sixty years of preaching and ministry. This series of 4 volumes is a text-by-text guide to John Wesley's teaching. It introduces Wesley's thought on the basic tenets of Christian teaching: God, providence, and man (volume 1), Christ and salvation (volume 2), the practice of pastoral care (volume 3), and issues of ethics and society (volume 4). In everyday modern English, Oden clarifies Wesley's explicit intent and communicates his meaning clearly to a contemporary audience. Both lay and professional readers will find this series useful for dev
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Zondervan John Wesleys Scriptural Christianity A Plain
Book SynopsisThe first presentation of John Wesley''s doctrinal teachings in a systematic form that is also faithful to Wesley''s own writings. Wesley was a prolific writer and commentator on Scripture, yet it is commonly held that he was not systematic or internally consistent in his theology and doctrinal teachings. On the contrary, Thomas C. Oden intends to demonstrate here that Wesley displayed a remarkable degree of consistency over sixty years of preaching and ministry. The book helps readers to grasp Wesley''s essential teachings in an accessible form so that the person desiring to go directly to Wesley''s own writings (which fill eighteen volumes) will know exactly where to turn. This volume focuses on the main doctrinal teachings of Wesley. Subsequent volumes in this series will deal with his pastoral and ethical teachings.
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iUniverse PRAYERS for the Bride of Christ
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iUniverse Walking Into A New Spirituality Chronicling the Life Ministry and Contributions of Elder Robert E Hart BD LLB DD to the CME Church and COGIC With Some Additional COGIC History
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Abingdon Press Wesley and the Quadrilateral
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Abingdon Press The Story of American Methodism A History of the United Methodists and Their Relations
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Abingdon Press The Works of John Wesley Volume 20 Journal and Diaries III 17431754 Journal and Diaries 174354 v 20
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Hymns Ancient & Modern Reasonable Enthusiast John Wesley and the Rise of Methodism
Book SynopsisThis biography sets Wesley and his movement against the background of his time, so that we can see the political, social and religious influences on growing Methodism. This new edition includes a revised and expanded introduction, a new preface and new material in the main text of the book.Trade ReviewWhat a useful little book this is! In a few short pages, it manages to advise and reassure those who have been called by God - or roped in by the vicar - to lead the prayers during a service. What should be a privilege all too often becomes a source of anxiety. Parish News, September 2007
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Lillenas Publishing Jeremiah 125 A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition New Beacon Bible Commentary
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Foundry Publishing Our Watchword and Song
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Emeth Press The Wesleyan Quadrilateral Scripture Tradition Reason Experience as a Model of Evangelical Theology
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LEGARE STREET PR Recueil De Cantiques À Lusage De La Société Appellée Méthodiste By J. Wesley. Tr. Par J. De Quetevill. Nouv. Éd. Corrigée
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